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An action was enacted as President Ferdinand (Bongbong) Marcos Jr. took measures to provide an improved mining tax system in the Philippines by signing it into law. This may ensure a fair distribution of revenues among…
Kayleigh Shingler · Sep 23, 2025
China wants the world to believe it is going green in the West Philippine Sea. By declaring Scarborough Shoal a “national nature reserve,” Beijing claims it is safeguarding marine biodiversity. But beneath the…
Akia Zuriel De Guzman Besin (RielTalk) · Sep 21, 2025
There have been great advancements and changes in the fields of literature, journalism, and science throughout the years, as the majority now rely on Artificial Intelligence (AI) to do the work for them. Little did they…
Antonino Illias V. Leonardo · Sep 21, 2025
A few nights ago, I promised myself I would turn off my phone and sleep early. My head was heavy, my eyes tired, and my mind overloaded from a long day of messages, deadlines, and endless scrolling. Yet, minutes later…
Prince Gabriel Alvarez · Sep 21, 2025
Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest under the International Criminal Court has torn open a national divide. For victims’ families and human rights advocates, it is a long-delayed recognition that the drug war’s casualties were not…
Lia Abellana (Faylicity) · Sep 19, 2025
Sa mga nagdaang taon, patuloy pa rin ang pagiging kulelat ng mga Pilipino pagdating sa mga pampalakasang patimpalak. Marahil may iba na umaarangkada sa larangang ito, subalit karamihan ay talagang lugmok. Hindi ko lubos…
Rhan Saloma · Sep 19, 2025
In any proper democracy, public officials are held to far more than vague notions of ‘good character.’ They are expected to account for their actions, clarify allegations, and be transparent. So when Sen. Joel…
Estelle P. Dorosan · Sep 16, 2025
Isang pundasyon sa larangan ng Volleyball ang maayos na pag-serve ng bola sapagkat sa pamamagitan nito ay magiging maayos din ang takbo ng laro. Kamakailan lang, pinangunahan ni Pang. Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. ang…
Rhan Saloma (rhandom) · Sep 14, 2025
It’s card season. Deadlines hum through the hallways like a restless drumbeat. My midterm scores unravel in my hands while the grading system remains fixed and impersonal. Yet teachers are more than clerks in a…
Insight PH · Sep 7, 2025
Gustong-gusto nating mga Pilipino ang pagbabago; sino nga ba naman ang hindi naghahangad nito? Lahat tayo'y nagnanais ng magandang buhay at makatamasa ng ginhawa para sa ating mga sarili at maging sa ating paligid…
Christer G. Boralo · Sep 7, 2025
The Philippine government’s sweeping cybercrime raid in Pasay, which led to the arrest of more than 400 individuals, including over 200 Chinese nationals, has been hailed as one of the most decisive actions yet against…
Maria Selma · Sep 1, 2025
Ang halalan ay sumasalamin sa kalayaan ng bansa at boses ng taumbayan—patas at malinis. Ngunit paano kung ang mismong kumpanyang humahawak ng makinarya para sa botohan ay ngayo’y inaakusahan na sangkot sa katiwalian?
Roger Palomaria Jr. · Sep 1, 2025
Bulacan, once again submerged into the depths of its flood, is drowning from deceit—from a promised change that was delayed day by day until it was left abandoned. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. visited a…
Kayleigh V. Shingler · Sep 1, 2025
President Marcos's fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) played out less as a speech and more as a theatrical production—a five-act farce with a predictable ending and a chorus of voices pointedly ignored. Act I…
Gean Pineda · Jul 30, 2025
Siguro nga ay marami ang mga nawiwili sa mga card-stacking statements ng ating 'huwarang' Pangulo na si Ferdinand E. Marcos sa State of the Nation Address (SONA) niya ngayon, ngunit ibabaon na lang ba natin sa limot ang…
Rhan Saloma · Jul 29, 2025
This is not a new story. Philippine democracy has established the script of accountability—yet, it rarely delivers the ending it promises. For decades, serious allegations against high-ranking officials in the…
Insight PH · Jul 28, 2025
From the start, I’ve known that being a journalist in the Philippines is not easy– you work with a pen or microphone in your hand, and a target on your back.
Sofia Dela Peña · Jul 25, 2025
It’s time we stop romanticizing endurance. It’s time we stop praising survival as if it were a choice. What we need now is accountability, infrastructure, and equity in disaster response—not just for the next storm, but…
Akia Zuriel DG Besin · Jul 24, 2025
The expanded SBFP is promising in fighting malnutrition in our country but may fall short of its goals if corruption, inefficiency, and weak monitoring systems persist. The Philippines must invest not only in food but also integrity systems. Only then can the SBFP truly deliver its promise to feed minds, bodies, and futures.
Drew Ezekiel Diamsay · Jul 23, 2025
Filipinos are known for having a good sense of humor. We often say that laughter helps us survive hard times. But we must ask ourselves, is it still humor when someone is already hurting?
Alleya Naveros · Jul 22, 2025
When the budget for materials is cut back, maintenance is shrugged off, and oversight is buried beneath bureaucracy, these structures become liabilities. What happened to the Wawa dam today is not an act of nature but rather the consequence of decisions made by people trying to cut costs.
Ash Malig · Jul 22, 2025
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